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GUATEMALA

Bloodied and damned

GUATEMALA

Volcano erupts in Guatemala, spewing ash 2 km into the sky

Central America has more than 100 volcanoes, many of which attract thousands of tourists from all over the world

Guatemala

All for gold

World Bank flouts its own rules on funding extractive projects

Guatemala

Battling against tobacco

Guatemala is exploring the possibility of legal action against multinational cigarette firms, the first such move by a country

Earth-shaking intervention

An earthquake rocks El Salvador causing widespread destruction. Deforestation aggravates the situation

Temples of doom

The Mayans penchant for building places of worship brought their downfall

Guatemala’s green project turns killer

Protests against the Santa Rita dam has left six indigenous people dead, including two children

Row over relief

El Niño-induced dry spell causes major crop loss in Central America

This is the second consecutive year when the sub-region’s main season harvest has been affected by dry weather

HIV patients with social protection stay in jobs longer: ILO

New report calls for wider social protection net to include HIV patients

According to report

US Congress tells government to oppose large dams

It also seeks compensation and redress to people who suffer violation of human rights, including forced displacement, resulting from loan, grant, …

US seeks strict scrutiny of World Bank lending to hydroelectric projects

External evaluation process to ascertain effectiveness of lendings recommended